Advertising device



C. S. HENSHAW.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-2|. 1920.

Patnted Apr. 25, 1922.

I attenticn' theret UNITED STATES CHARLES s; HENsI'IA'myoria'o'sToiv, MAssAoHiIsiar'rs' 2 Application filed August 21, 1920; Serial No. 405,112.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, CHARLES S. HENSHAW, 'a'citi'zen' of the United States of America, and a resident of Boston, in the county of Sui"- folk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts,

have invented c'ertain'neiv and useiful Improvements iii'A'dvertlsing Devices, of which i the following is a specification.

This invention rla testo advertising device'swher in it is desirabn' to simulate the issuance, of smoke or steam therefrom to thereby give a f inore realistic appearance to eu e- It is an object ofthi s invention to. produce an advertising device that represents an articlesuch, for instance, as a cigar, that is desired to be forced upQn the attentionof the public, and preferably it' shoulolbe of such I construction" and arrangement as to permit of transportation in a rominent position upon a suitable vehicle. I

Iti's also an object of this invention toso construct and arrange'the device that it may reinainin a given or fixed position either suspension or resting upon a suitable ;s p

port and. emit improvised smoke or steam as the case may be. i j

The invention further consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which Wlll be fully understood byreferene to the description ofth'e drawings and to the claims hereinafter given.

Of the drawin s: I

F igure 1 represents an elevation of a lighted cigar (which happens to be convnient. article of trade with which the present invention inaybeused,

Figurea represents a vertical longitudinal section of Figure 1.. V

Figure 3' isa detail in elevation of the removable" combined charge holder and smoke chamber.

Figure Lisa right hand end view of Fi ures. v 3

ADVEBTiSING nEvIe'E.

' Specification of 'L'ettis'fPatent.

ing chanibers as 14, 15,16,- chainbers being for'ate'd partitions 19, an opening 20 being 7 the chambers ing quantities of: hydrochloric or muriatic purposes reseinblessnio'ke or steam.

Patented Apr. 2 5,

Figure 5jis an enlarged section on the line igure 1; I I I nnilar characters designate likev parts throughout the several figures ofthe'draw made of any suitablematerial; andin this instance shaped and suitably painted to rep resent a'lighted cigar With the ashe'sthereon. Airinlet and smoke outlet holes 11 and 12 v I, 1 eferr1ng ,to the drawings, 10 is a shell' [respectively areprovided at opposite ends of! 1 I said shell lO'for a purpose to jbeeXplainechv Bern'ovably mounted in" the shell at the right holder and smoke chamber in shape, which isgdivided into coInn1un-icat- I 17 and 18, said separated. by Wire or gperprovided in said cylinder 13 ,to afford a ready means of'replenishing th'e'charge in as required. The chamber 18 which will be hereinafter called the smoke chamber, is provided With perforations 21,

preferably of I I agree with the holes 120i the shellclOian d will in practice register therewith, The cylinder l3lis PIOVldGClWltll longitudinal cleats 22 fast therewith which I tobe guided in. Ways 23 provided in the,

movementof thevsaid shell-and insuring the proper, registrationof the holes l2anjd 121.

such size and number? as to are adapted a shell, saidcleats acting to prevent rotary vhand end thereof; is a combinedch l3 cylindricalil'o At its rig-ht hand end. the cylinder- 13 is T provided with a handle 24 Which inpractice Will be concealed in a 'p'o'cket25 by thecoyer 26. ,It is cobvio'usthat upon vremoval of the cover 26 the handle may-be grasped to with draw the cylinder 13 from thefshell, Located inside the shell 10 and to the left pose OftVh'ich' will be hereinafter explained,

The charge so' called,

similar poro'u's' material capable of absorbacid, which is highly volatile, anolflshown' 95,- I of cylinder 13 is an; electric $211127, the pur- I previouslyreferred to, 1 n th s instance consists of pumice; or" 1 in chamber 14, while in chamber 16 a vquail:

tity'of'ainmoniuni carbonate is placed which p is also highly volatile;

I The f chainb'er's together with a dra'ftyof airjinten mingling therewith Will instantly cause, the formation of ages that to all. intents and uines arising, from each of these T means has been devised.

' by experiment \Vhen the device is to be mounted on a vehicle, for advertising purposes and transported thereby, it will be placed preferably longitudinally of the vehicle with the po1nted end forward so that during its travel'adraft of air will be forced through the holes 11 which will pass through the several screen partitions 19 but first contacting with the acid laden material in chamber 14; and thereafter with the ammonium,v carbonate in chamber 17 whereby fumes from'both chambers will become intermixed.

The smoke thus formed and constantly accumulating will be forced into the smoke chamber 18 from which it finds gradual exit through the holes 21 of the cylinder 13 and 12 of the shell 10. The chamber 18 acts- "as a reservoir for the storage of .gas whlch is bound to accumulate and which cannot escape through the holes 21 42 as fast as generated while the device isin motion,so that a considerable volume of gas will be held in reserve which will continue to escape through the said holes for a considerable time after the device has stopped its movement through the air or after further generation of the gas has practically ceased, which would occur when the current of air no longer circulated through the shell 10. In practice it has been found advisable to use a retarding means to curb the too ready formation and eXit of the smoke from'the cylinder 13 and for this purpose a' simple In chambers 15 and 17 fibrous material such as excelsior, curled hair, cotton batting or similar ma- "terial is packed in such manner as to permit a current of airy and gas to pass therethrough but whloh is necessarily retarded thereby in its passage. It has been found motion or traveling through the air an appreciable a r pressure isformed intheshell and it was also found to be advisable to re-' tard the rush of air onits way to the smoke chamber, as by So doing asmoky gas of less density of volume finally resulted and it also added longer life to the gas generating mediums. The amount .of acid and ainmonium carbonate to be used will depend upon the purpose and the volume of improvised smoke or steam required.

So, too, the amount and solidity offpac-lc ing of the fibrous material will be governed by the flow or volume of smoke or steam desired. It will. be noted that the cylinder 13 does not tightly fit into the shell 10, a

space 28 being left between the two which in this instance serves asa sort of relief passage which allows a current of air to mingle with the smoke prior to its exit through the holes 12. This is not a necessary or vital feature of the invention. as it is obvious that the said cylinder might properly be snugly fitted to the shell, and the volume of smoke that when the device is in issuing therefrom would he. graduated by the quantity of acid and ammonium carbonate used, and the pressure of air passing through the chambers as well, as the density ofthe fibrous material used as a retarding means for the passage of said air and gas mixture. When it is desired to mount this device in a stationary position either by suspending it from above or at rest upon a suitable support, it will be necessary to artificially create a draft of air to pass through the device for the purpose above explained, and to that end a fan 27 is herein shown which will be preferably electrically driven and so arranged as to tend to createfa vacuum in the shell 10 and thereby cause a draft of air to enter the holes 11 and be forced through theseveral chambers finally issuing through the holes 12 in v a smoke 1 or steam like gas. The fan 27 which is in the electric circuit 28 may be controlled by means of a suitable switch as indicated at 29.

' It will be understoodfthat tofurther mystify the on-looker, the supports or suspention with an air whistle such as isnecessary I Y on motor boats. It will be readily seen that a container similar to cylinder 13 might be interposed between the whistle and the source of air supply therefor, which would generate a smoky gas, and upon opening the whistle valve the gas will perform its 111- tended function of operating the whistle and would alsoindicate to those at a distance that the whistle on that particular boathad been blown, each blast accompanied by a volume of smoke. It sometimes happens that the blast of a steam whistle is not heard by those for whom it: was intended and yet the puff or series of puffs of steam issuing therefrom will convey theme equally well, to a trained navigator or It is not intended to limit this invention strictly to advertising devices of whatever shape or description. nor is it the intention to limit it to the precise smoke producing in- 'redients used as it is obvious that. other compounds may be. used that give the results aimed at in this invention. 1 1

Having thus described my invention Iclaimis: i f

1. In an illusionary device of the class described, a body portion of the desired shape and structure; air inlet and gas outlet-holes for the passage of ai-iyand gas: arias-producing compound intermediate said inlet and outlet holes; and means to retard the what escape ofgas from said compound to said outlet holes, said gas simul'atinigsmoke arising'fro m 'SEtlCl device.

' 2. In an illusionarydevice or the class described, a body portion or the deslred shape and structure;

i-n l'et and" outlet passages therethrough; a -removable container within said body adapted to receive a quantity of gas producing material; amgas chamber in said container; and means to effect a retarded escape of gas from said container, said gas simulating smoke arising from said device.

3. In an illusionary device of the class de scribed, a. body portion of the desired shape and structure; air inlet and gas outlet holes therein; a removable container within'said body portion; gas generating means in said container; and means within saidbody portion adapted to force a current of air throu h said container.

4:. 11 an illusionary device of the class de scribed, a body portion of the desired shape and structure; air inlet and gas outlet holes therein; a removable container; gas generating means in said container; a gas reservoir in said body portion; and means to retard the progress of gas to said reservoir, whereby the generated gas will slowly issue through'said outlet holes and thus simulate smoke.

5. In an illusionary device of the class described, a body portion of the shape and structure desired; air inlet and gas outlet means in said body portion; a removable container in said body portion having gas generating means in'one end thereof through which a current of air is adapted to be passed and a gas chamber in the other end thereof; means intermediate said generating means and said gas chamber to passage of air through said generating means; and means in said gas chamber to effect the gradual escape of gas through said gas outlet means in said body portion, to thereby simulate smoke arising from said device. 7

6. In an illusionary device of the class described, a body portion of the desired shape and structure; air inlets'and gas outlets in said body portion; a removable, chamber within said body; two elements of highly volatile nature within said chamber separated from eaclrother by a fibrous material; means to force a current of air through said elements and said fibrous material whereby the fumes given ofi'fby'said elements will become mixed thereby generating a. smoky gas; and a mass of fibrous material interposed between said elements and said gas outlet in said body portion through which said gas is forced to finally issue through said outlets to thereby simulate smoke arising from said device. I I

7. In an illusionary device of the class deretard the scribed, a body'portion having a chamber therein; an opening at vone end 'of said chamber adapted to "receive a container"; at

removable container in said chamber having communicating compartments therein tivo elements of highly volatile nature in .sep'arate compartments and-separated f-roi'ir'each "other by a compartment containing fibrous material both of said elements being se arated from the said outlet holes in said body by another compartment containing fibrous material; and means to circulate a current of air through said chambers and said container whereby the fumes given off by the said elements will be concentrated and generate a gas resembling smoke orfstea'm. I

8. In an illusionary device of the class described, a body portion having a chamber v therein; an opening in said body portionadapted to receive a 'contalner communicatmg compartments in 'said container; inlet and outlet holes ad acent opposite ends of as J said body port-ion; outlet holes in said con-f tainer so arranged as to register with said outlet holes n sa d body portion; means to generate gas insaid container; and means to cause the holes 111 said container to register with said outlet holes in said body portion. I n V 9'. In' an illusionary device of the class described, a body portion having a chamber therein; a removable container therein adapted to hold a charge of gas generating materials; inlet and outlet holes adjacent the ends of said body portion; holes in said c011- tainer adaptedto register with said outlet holes; guiding means on said container adapted to coact with guide Ways in said body portion; anc an agitator within said body portion adapted to force air through said chamber,"

10. In a device of'the class described, a

cigar shaped body portion having achamber therein; a removable container in said cham-- screen partitions 1n said container:

her; which separate said container into 'compartments; an agent capable of absorbing and retaining a. quantity of hydrochloric acid in a quantity of V one of said compartments; ammonlum carbonate in another of said compartments; aquantity of fibrousinate,

rial intermediate those two compartments;

a quantity of fibrous material between said" and anotherof said ammonium carbonate I compartment-s; said chamber and divided container being so constructed and-arranged f that movement of said bodyxportion through the atmosphere will force a current of air through said chamber and through and around said container whereby the mixture of air and the fumes of said acid cand carbonate form a gas simulatlng smoke; and

means to guide said container to itspositionj 1 i within said chamber.

11. In an advertising device of the class describecha cigar shaped body portion having a chamber therein; guide ways in Said body portion; a container having holes therein adapted to register With holes in said body portion; gibs on said container adapted to coact with said guide Ways; gas generating means in said container; and an electric fan in said chamber adapted to force a current of air through said chamber and through and around said container, to there- 10 by force the generated day of Aug, 1920.

CHARLES S. HENSHAW.

Signed by me at Boston, Mass, this 17th 15 

